Manual de Gramatica : Grammar Reference for Students of Spanish
by Iguina,ZulmaEdition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-06-04
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary
Thanks to its flexibility, simplicity, and range, MANUAL DE GRAM?TICA is the most accessible grammar reference for students of Spanish. It combines clear, easy-to-use charts with detailed grammar explanations in English supported by plentiful examples. The text covers all major grammatical rules of Spanish and offers real-world applications of all grammar points, making it an invaluable reference tool that you will turn to time and again in your language courses. And, with Heinle iRadio's MP3-ready language tutorials, you can review mini-lessons on grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary to study and supplement in-class lessons-anytime, anywhere!
Table of Contents
| Overview | |
| Sentence components | |
| Verb Structure | |
| Sentence structure: Independent clauses | |
| Main or principal clauses | |
| Dependent or subordinate clauses | |
| Verb-Subject agreement | |
| Accents | |
| Syllabification: Consonants | |
| Vowels | |
| Stress: Categorization of words by stress | |
| Rules for written accents | |
| Special cases | |
| Adverbs ending in ?mente | |
| Monosyllables | |
| Non-monosyllabic homonyms | |
| Aun vs aun | |
| Solo vs solo | |
| Demonstrative pronouns | |
| Exclamative and Interrogative Adjectives, Pronouns, or Adverbs | |
| Nouns And Noun Determiners | |
| Nouns and their equivalents | |
| Introduction: Definition | |
| Noun equivalents | |
| Noun companions | |
| Nouns: gender and number | |
| Personal A: Noun Determiners | |
| Articles: Definite articles | |
| Subjects | |
| Titles | |
| Languages | |
| Possessives vs. articles: Indefinite articles | |
| Adjectives: Demonstrative adjectives | |
| Possessive adjectives | |
| Forms of descriptive adjectives | |
| Common adjective endings | |
| Adjectives with short and long forms: Position of descriptive adjectives | |
| Comparisons | |
| Comparisons of inequality | |
| With adverbs, Adjectives, and Nouns | |
| With numerical expressions, use de instead of que | |
| With a verb or clause as second part of comparison | |
| Comparisons of equality | |
| Tanto(-a, -os, -as)...como | |
| Tanto como | |
| Tan...como | |
| Superlatives | |
| Pronouns | |
| Personal pronouns | |
| Definitions: Intransitive verbs | |
| Transitive verbs | |
| With subject and direct object | |
| With subject, direct object, and indirect object | |
| With subject and indirect object only | |
| Subject pronouns | |
| Direct object pronouns: Format and usage | |
| Stressed and unstressed object pronouns (direct and indirect object) | |
| Lo: The neuter invariable pronoun | |
| Indirect object pronouns | |
| Required repetitive object pronouns: Direct object pronouns | |
| Indirect object pronouns | |
| Order of object pronouns when combined | |
| Position of object pronouns | |
| Prepositional object pronouns | |
| Se. Introduction | |
| Reflexive pronouns: Reflexives | |
| Reciprocals | |
| Se me Construction: Accidental or Irresponsible Se | |
| Impersonal Se: Introduction | |
| Agent Present No agent: Impersonal No agent: Not impersonal: Impersonal se with inanimate objects | |
| Impersonal se with persons | |
| Impersonal se with both human and inanimate objects | |
| Impersonal reflexive construction--Uno | |
| Demonstrative and Possesive Pronouns: Demonstrative pronouns | |
| Possessive pronouns | |
| Interrogatives: ?Que?, ?Cual?, ?Que? vs. ?Cual? with ser, "How", "How"+ Verb=?Como?, "How"+ Adjective or Adverb. Word order | |
| Exclamatives: !Que!+ Noun | |
| !Que!+ Modified noun | |
| !Que!+ Adjective | |
| !Que!+ Adverb | |
| !Como!+Verb | |
| !Cuanto!+Verb | |
| !Cuanto(a)!+Noun | |
| !Cuantos(as)!+Noun | |
| !Quien!+Verb | |
| Indefinites and Negatives | |
| Relative Pronouns | |
| Formation and usage | |
| Relative Pronouns without a preposition | |
| Relative Pronouns with a preposition: El cual / el que | |
| Exceptional Prepositions | |
| Additional Uses: Lo que / lo cual | |
| El que | |
| Lo que | |
| Cuyo | |
| Donde | |
| "Who" | |
| Interrogative pronoun: ?Quien? | |
| Relative Pronoun: Que | |
| El cual / el que | |
| "What" | |
| Prepositions, Adverbs, And Conjunctions | |
| Prepositions: Function of Prepositions | |
| Verbs used without Prepositions | |
| Individual Prepositions | |
| A: Usage | |
| Personal A: Expression with A. Verbs with A. Con: Usage | |
| Expressions with Con | |
| Verbs with Con. De: Usage | |
| Expressions with De | |
| Verbs with De | |
| En: Usage | |
| Expressions with En | |
| Verbs with En | |
| Para: Usage | |
| Expressions with Para | |
| Verbs with Para | |
| Por: Usage | |
| Expressions with Por | |
| Verbs with Por | |
| List of expressions with prepositions (English-Spanish) | |
| Review of expressions with prepositions | |
| Adverbs: Definition | |
| Adverbs ending in ?mente | |
| Word Order | |
| Multiple function words | |
| Adverbs of time: Aun, aun | |
| Nunca, jamas | |
| Tarde, temprano | |
| Ya, ya no, todavia, todavia no | |
| Examples of Adverbs of time | |
| Adverbs of manner: Asi | |
| Bien | |
| Adverbs of quantity: Demasiado, mucho, muy | |
| Examples of Adverbs of quantity | |
| Adverbs of Confirmation, Doubt, or Negation: Acaso / quiza / tal vez | |
| Bueno. No. Si | |
| Tambien / tampoco | |
| Ya | |
| Adverbial Phrases | |
| Adverbs of place: Aca / alla; aqui / alli | |
| Arriba; encima; abajo; debajo; bajo | |
| Related Adverbs and Prepositions | |
| Conjunctions | |
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